STATE OF NEW YORK
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4044
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 31, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, O'DONNELL, AUBRY -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Correction
AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to written statements
upon any adverse action against any person previously convicted of a
criminal offense
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 754 of the correction law, as added by chapter 931
2 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows:
3 § 754. Written statement upon denial of license or employment or other
4 adverse action. At the request of any person previously convicted of
5 one or more criminal offenses who has been denied a license or employ-
6 ment or against whom an adverse action has been taken with respect to a
7 license or employment, a public agency or private employer shall
8 provide, within thirty days of a request, a written statement setting
9 forth the reasons for such denial or adverse action.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
11 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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